books.google.com - Scientists Debate Gaia is a multidisciplinary reexamination of the Gaia hypothesis, which was introduced by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis in the early 1970s. The Gaia hypothesis holds that Earth's physical and biological processes are linked to form a complex, self-regulating system and that life...https://books.google.com/books/about/Scientists_Debate_Gaia.html?id=TOi1Cyj9h1UC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareScientists Debate Gaia

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The earth is alive, however, our usual definition of life must change to accommodate what we find, rather than what we are familiar with. The work of Schneider shows how each bit of science views the problems from a different perspective. Our connection to Mother Earth is incontestable. How far does it go? Does she care? Are we in tune or working against her?I think the most interesting question is not whether the planet is alive but whether we will realize the importance of Lovelock's Gaia theory. Schneider did a good job in putting this together. It is worth a read--and a lot of contemplation.